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TIL that 90% of all scientists who have ever lived are alive today.

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W7JLo TIL that Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in Space, was so inspired by Nichelle Nichols' portrayal of Lieutenant Uhura on Stark Trek that she began every shift of her 1992 Shuttle mission by radioing "Hailing Frequencies Open" as a tribute to the actress and her character.
78Rj7 TIL Californians are limited to 1.8 gallons of water per a minute per their shower heads. In my country I have a flow rate of 5 gallons a minute in a waterfall type shower head. How do Californians even stay clean with 1.8 when the federal rate is 2.5 gallons, way higher.
E1goW TIL that still today 50% of marriages are arranged worldwide.
9Y0kr TIL the UK has the healthiest teeth in the world
0Vv5 TIL: Any dolphins or whales that are caught within 3 miles of the UK are considered the personal property of Queen Elizabeth